Built in 1911. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1954.
One of 72 National Register listings published here for Leon County · listed in 1997 · category: Building · built in 1911.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 40 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Van Brunt House between 1992 and 2018, burning about 557 acres in total. 2 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Natural | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 June 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 June 2011 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | MOCCASIN HILL (37) |
| 3 June 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Florida Forest Service | MAGNOLIA (37) |
| 24 May 1992 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.1 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 23 May 1992 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 20 May 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | (37) TS GREEN AND 59 |
| 16 May 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Miccosukee, the town this property stands in, in 13 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 2 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Miccosukee | $25,000 | The weak tornado moved from northwest Jefferson County into adjacent northeast Leon County. It destroyed a shed and caused minor damage to a home. Some trees were uprooted. Reported by a NWS employee and the Leon County EMA. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miccosukee | $3,000 | A few trees were blown down in northern and eastern Leon county with a couple down on power lines. |
| February 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miccosukee | $3,000 | A tree was blown down on Veterans Memorial Drive about 2 miles south of the Florida/Georgia border blocking one lane of traffic. Power outages also occurred in the area. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miccosukee | $2,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down near Moccasin Gap Road and W Veterans Memorial. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miccosukee | $2,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. |
| February 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miccosukee | $1,000 | A power line was blown down just east of Veterans Memorial Road. |
| March 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Miccosukee | - | A severe thunderstorm produced a swath of straight-line wind damage on a plantation just east of Straw Pond north of Moccasin Gap Road. Winds were estimated to be at least 80 mph on this property. The storm then produced a tornado that touched down on a nearby plantation just east of Alberta Lake Road. Numerous softwood and hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted, being felled in multiple directions. Damage in this area was consistent with 100 mph winds which warrants an EF-1 rating. After causing minor damage as it crossed Veterans Memorial Drive, the tornado then paralleled T.S. Green Road in Leon County, which becomes Lake Road in Jefferson County, lifting just east of Norias Road in Jefferson County. Damage along this stretch of roads was also consistent with EF-1 damage with wind speeds generally estimated around 90 mph. The worst of the damage occurred just west of the intersection of Lake and Norias Roads, where winds were once again estimated at 100 mph. |
| March 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miccosukee | - | A tree was blown down on some power lines along Veterans Memorial Drive. There was also significant tree damage on a nearby plantation with winds estimated at 80 mph. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miccosukee | - | A tree was blown down at the intersection of Miccosukee Road and Wiley Road. |
| February 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miccosukee | - | A tree was blown down across the road in the area of Miccosukee Road and Moccasin Gap about one quarter mile north of the waste collection. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miccosukee | - | A tree that was 2 feet in diameter fell on Veterans Memorial Drive near Moccasin Gap and blocked the road. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Miccosukee | - | Dime to quarter sized hail covered a yard near Moccasin Gap and Miccosukee Road. The report was relayed by WCTV. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Miccosukee | - | Quarter sized hail was reported at 14000 Moccasin Gap Road in Miccosukee. |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Strickland-Herold House | under 500 feet | 1997 |
 | Averitt-Winchester House | 0.3 miles | 1996 |
 | Miccosukee Methodist Church | 0.3 miles | 1996 |
 | Bradley's Country Store Complex | 4.2 miles | 1984 |
 | Billingsley Farm | 5.9 miles | 2007 |
 | Pisgah United Methodist Church | 7.6 miles | 1974 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 97000162 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Leon County | All 72 listed properties in this county. |
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